Raglan-Manu Bay surf break

Raglan-Manu Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 07 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Raglan-Manu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Manu Bay sea temperature is
19.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 5PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (07 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (07 Mar)5ft (1.6m)15s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)151515151515151515151515151515161515151515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)381468612838113314221472158815671396133013301174117412071324129012401254125412541059936936
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:27PM
2.85
1:46AM
2.77
2:00PM
2.70
2:21AM
2.64
2:36PM
2.53
3:01AM
2.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:25AM
0.31
7:45PM
0.29
8:00AM
0.47
8:20PM
0.44
8:38AM
0.65
8:58PM
0.61
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise--------7:11-------7:11-------
Sunset---7:52-------7:51-------7:50----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151819181616151417191918161515161819191816151515
Feels °C (?)151717161516151317171717151414151717171615141112
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